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Whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert, living through the self isolation process of the COVID-19 crisis is not easy. That’s why today’s guest, Kennedy Haffner, is here to share some laughter (and optimism) with us all. After moving across the country two months ago, Kennedy’s life took quite the turn when living independently morphed into 24/7 isolation. She shares what it was like celebrating her birthday alone and the emotions of moving away from everything familiar into the unknown. We also chat on ‘life as an extrovert’ and run through a scenario of how to make friends in a coffee shop. It’s insightful, inspiring, and bound to spread some joy.

In this episode we discuss: 

• Celebrating a birthday in self isolation 
• Moving across the country + Independent living
• Life as an extrovert 
• How to make friends as an adult
• Taking ownership of our own life
• Creating the reality we want for ourselves 

Find Kennedy @thehealthyhaff and me @emilyfeikls or @letsthrivepodcast

Introducing the first official episode on the Real Talk mini series! Today’s guest, Nikki Jahnke, joins me for a riveting discussion on travel and emotions as we reminisce over our previous trip together in California. It’s fun, it’s light, and it’s sure to bring laughter. Nikki also shares her best advice for handling the overwhelm of diet culture during this isolation period and how to work through it.

In this episode we discuss:

• The magic of California
• What emotions we felt after the cancellation of expo
• Rewiring our mindset for travel
• Spontaneous fun + getting tattoos together
• Handling diet culture in this time
• The power of journaling
• Letting go of the hard stuff

To connect with Nikki find her @its_nicolettemarie and I’m @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast.

As an advocate for mental health, today’s guest Kait Miller shares her experience with health obsession, crippling anxiety, career turmoil, the power of therapy, and how to handle it all along the way. Kait dives into what it took for her to understand the importance of mental health and finally do the work to improve. Her journey with anxiety was the catalyst for change in her career and lifestyle while simultaneously leading her towards therapy. Kait explains how peer pressure from society worsens anxiety and what it takes to overcome that anxiety and create a life that supports mental well being.

In this episode we discuss: 

• Kait's career transition and experience with anxiety
• Finding a therapist with aligned morals
• The energy in location and how it affects the mind
• Letting go of external control and validation
• Living with anxiety and learning to cope
• How to set boundaries
• Handling toxic relationships to support mental well being

To connect with Kait find her @kaitgmiller and I’m on social @emilyfeikls To support the podcast go to Apple Podcasts and leave a rate/review for the show!

Get ready to laugh your ass off because Mallory Page is back on the podcast for round two and we dive deep! Not going to lie, the first ten minutes consists of lots of laughs, cat talk, rants on computer issues, and more before we buckle down and get serious. Mal shares her top tips for bloating and overcoming body dysmorphia in applicable ways. We then get into Instagram and chat all things business and strategy when it comes to creating content that matters. YouTube is another topic that we discuss and how that plays into Mal’s time management strategy. This conversation highlights what it means to be an authentic content creator and work to help others. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• Advice for preventing and treating bloat
• How bloat can lead to body dysmorphia
• Identifying your niche audience 
• Determining what content to focus on
• YouTube and starting on a new platform
• Developing an authentic voice that resonates with others
• Time management hacks and why it matters
• The creator comparison trap 

To connect with Mallory find her @malsfitkitchen or her YouTube page at Mallory Page. And I’m at @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast To support the show go to Apple Podcasts and leave a rate/review for the show!

Learn how a fun project to work through depression turned into a full blown career with today’s guest, Rachel Conners. As the blogger and cookbook author behind Bakerita, Rachel shares her inspiring story of starting a blog at 16 to help manage her depression and how it’s evolved over the years. Rachel gives a ‘behind the scenes’ glance into the life of a food blogger and walks us through what it takes to make a cookbook.

In this episode we discuss:

• How baking helped Rachel through depression
• Starting a blog at 16 and the evolution of it
• Overcoming self doubts that hold you back
• Why it’s not an ‘all or nothing’ mentality with career
• Following your heart over logic when needed
• Her cookbook deal and a behind the scenes glance at the process
• How she chose her cover art and what the cookbook represents

Find more about Rachel at her blog: 

https://www.bakerita.com/

 or her instagram @bakeritablog. Her cookbook can be found anywhere that books are sold, including Amazon. Pre-order before March 24 for an extra edition ebook! I’m on instagram @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast … let us know what you thought of today’s episode and feel free to support the show at Apple Podcast by leaving a rate/review

It’s time to let go of disordered eating, diet culture, and food fears to find the road to recovery once and for all. Today’s guest, Madeline Miles of @madelines_cookbook, is living proof that recovery is possible and can be a lifelong practice of moving past old thoughts, habits, and diet culture influence. She shares her journey battling disordered eating and the exact moment when she decided to finally recover.

In this episode we discuss:

• Madeline’s battle with disordered eating
• How it affected her life and almost killed her
• The exact moment she chose to recover
• What the recovery process looked like for her
• Overcoming old thoughts, habits, and diet culture influence
• How to acknowledge the food fears and face them
• What it looks like to heal from within
• Practices and books that helped along her journey

To connect with Madeline go to @madelines_cookbook and I’m on social @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast. And don’t forget! If you leave a rate/review (mention this episode) for the show on Apple Podcast, you’ll be granted an additional FIVE entries in the Nadamoo giveaway. Also enter through our instagram posts with Nadamoo

We all know the struggles of gut issues whether it’s occasional, daily, or chronic, nobody enjoys the discomfort of bloating, stomach pain, food allergies, or … other issues (you know what I mean). Which is why today’s guest, Lindsey Wilson, created her brand and business, OWL Venice. On a mission to help others facing the same issues she once faced, Lindsey created OWL Venice as a holistic healing approach through proper nutrition and nourishing the body. The signature broths and the gut reset are two of their more popular products to help others heal all while maintaining zero waste in the process. I also share my experience with the 4 day reset and how it helped me reset my gut.

In this episode we discuss:

• The origin story of OWL Venice
• Lindsey’s personal health issues that inspired the brand
• Brand morals and OWL’s mission statement
• The healing power of their bone broth elixirs
• How the gut reset works to heal the gut
• The secret behind their mylkshakes
• Sourcing of ingredients
• How to implement their blends into a healing routine

To connect with OWL Venice find them @owlvenice or their site at owlvenice.com And I’m at @emilyfeikls as well as @letsthrivepodcast. To support the show go to Apple Podcasts and leave a rate/review for the show!

Have you ever wondered what it looks like behind the scenes of content creation, building a brand, and making it into a career? If so, this is the episode for you! Today’s guest Melanie Torres of @headstandsandheels gives us a behind the scenes look into life as an entrepreneur with everything from content creation to working with brands; overcoming limiting beliefs; how to build a relationship with your audience. Her instagram @headstandsandheels has grown from a little yoga blog into a full time career for her and we discuss the steps and obstacles she faced to make it happen.

In this episode we discuss:

• Growing from a small blog into full time content creation
• Envisioning your audience and building trust
• How to overcome self doubt and work with brands
• Asking for payment and learning your worth
• What to do when creativity slows down
• Collaborating with others
• Creating her own product line
• How to balance spirituality with religion
• Her approach with both prayer and manifestation

To connect with Melanie find her @headstandsandheels  or her site headstandsandheels.com and I’m @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast. To support the show you can go to Apple Podcasts and leave a rate/review or even subscribe!

To try the benefits of CURED Nutrition in your life visit

https://www.curednutrition.com/

and use code ‘letsthrive’ to save $10 off your first purchase of $50 or more

How is fear holding you back in life? In today’s episode with repeat guest Garianne Sheridan, @thepeachyprodigy, we dive deep into understanding the mind and facing the fears. As someone with PTSD Garianne knows what it is like to live “in” the fear and shares what the journey has looked like to overcome it. Her journey with mental health is one of healing and she hopes to break the stigma around caring for the mind. This episode highlights the effects of past trauma and how to heal from it.

In this conversation we discuss:

• Wedding planning and how Garianne juggles social, personal, and work life
• What it’s like to be an entrepreneur working from home
• Her 2020 intention to face the fear and do it anyway
• How fear affects our daily life and choices
• The moment that changed her life and started her journey with PTSD
• What it’s like living with PTSD + remedies to help
• How she cares for her mental health
• The power of breathwork and meditation for the mind
• Finding productivity through movement
• Why non-toxic living contributes to mental health

To connect with Garianne find her @thepeachyprodigy and I’m at @thrive_onlife. To support the show go to Apple Podcasts and leave a rate/review for the show!

To try the benefits of CURED Nutrition in your life visit

https://www.curednutrition.com/

and use code ‘letsthrive’ to save $10 off your first purchase of $50 or more